Episode 30: One For The Homies and One For Me featuring @softsadcloud

The Conquest of Popcorn

Pinko and Barto talk to Callisto (@softsadcloud) about the class struggles and economic stratification of Oakland and their relationship to "Sorry To Bother You." Also: The recuperation of Detroit's character>STBY's relationship with orthodox Marxism>Lenin's Embalmed Dick Additional reading: - From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement by Fred B. Glass - No There There: Race, Class, and Political Community in Oakland by Chris Rhombery - The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland by Robyn C. Spencer Additional Sources: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2018/01/21/united-nations-expert-describes-oakland-and-californias-homeless-crisis-as-cruel https://bostonreview.net/race-literature-culture/robin-d-g-kelley-sorry-not-sorry https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley-oakland https://www.redfin.com/CA/Berkeley/1960-San-Antonio-Ave-94707/home/28697135?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link https://jacobinmag.com/2018/08/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley-interview Intro music: The Coup: Fat Cats and Bigga Fish Fast Facts: Jon Brooks Music - American Jackpot Tension Bed 2 Outro: Star Fucking Hipsters ft. Boots Riley - 9/11 'til Infinity